HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEAR!
We had a big day for our little Sully Bear. We started the celebration a day early with Haley and Bebba with a late lunch. We kept him up a little bit later than he was used to and for the first time ever he just fell asleep in his high chair. So we softly whispered happy birthday to him with his “cake” and took some pictures to commemorate the special occasion. This morning we woke up and headed out to Chapel Hill to check out the area and see where Haley had moved to. We loved the little town of Carrboro. They have live music out every Sunday from 11-1 in front of Weaver Street Market. (It turns out I had been there back in college when I went to visit Cristina at Guilford. It was my first trip to a natural food market!) We watched a lot of people dancing to the music with and without hula hoops and having picnics really just a huge lawn full of people having a really nice time. Inside were some of the cutest shops set up sort of like the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA. Jim wanted to walk the streets of Carrboro so we started off and within a few blocks I started complaining of being hot (I was wearing all black and my feet were burning!) So we headed back, found a bench and fed the boys some lunch while listening to the music.
Haley was still shopping and buying out Target so we decided to drive around Chapel Hill a little bit and found an amphitheatre tucked away and played around there a little bit. We finally made it over to Haley’s new apartment complex and blew some bubbles while we waited and then she arrived so we got to see her nice new apartment. A nostalgic day for me as it brought me back to the days when Katie and I first moved in together. We made our way back home after purchasing some bathing suits for the boys. We got home and I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to take them swimming so we suited up and headed to the pool! It was packed with people and we were a little nervous because this was Bear’s first trip and Cooper hasn’t been a huge fan of the pool. First thing was the bathing suits with floatation devices built in were just too big! Bear was like a little turtle trying to roll around and move but not able to go anywhere. Bear took to the water with zero fear. I had to hold on to him before he went headfirst in the water. Coop got over his fear pretty quickly and then they both got in their little floats and floated for a long time while watching all the ruckus around us. Jim and I were tired so we came on home but Bear was insistent he still get to hold his raft all the way home.
The evening was hard because I knew we had to open presents and I just really missed having GiGi there. She had the innate ability to make every birthday so special and fun. Once Bear realized he could rip apart the bags he went to town pulling out all the tissue paper and of course the fighting over the toys began immediately. We bought an airplane for Bear since Coop got one on his birthday from Emily and they fight over it constantly but that didn’t matter because they both wanted this airplane too! As a matter of fact, Cooper took that airplane to bed with him.
It was a wonderful birthday celebration. Our little guy is one year old. It boggles the brain that we have another toddler now!! Happy Birthday Bear!
We had a big day for our little Sully Bear. We started the celebration a day early with Haley and Bebba with a late lunch. We kept him up a little bit later than he was used to and for the first time ever he just fell asleep in his high chair. So we softly whispered happy birthday to him with his “cake” and took some pictures to commemorate the special occasion. This morning we woke up and headed out to Chapel Hill to check out the area and see where Haley had moved to. We loved the little town of Carrboro. They have live music out every Sunday from 11-1 in front of Weaver Street Market. (It turns out I had been there back in college when I went to visit Cristina at Guilford. It was my first trip to a natural food market!) We watched a lot of people dancing to the music with and without hula hoops and having picnics really just a huge lawn full of people having a really nice time. Inside were some of the cutest shops set up sort of like the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA. Jim wanted to walk the streets of Carrboro so we started off and within a few blocks I started complaining of being hot (I was wearing all black and my feet were burning!) So we headed back, found a bench and fed the boys some lunch while listening to the music.
Haley was still shopping and buying out Target so we decided to drive around Chapel Hill a little bit and found an amphitheatre tucked away and played around there a little bit. We finally made it over to Haley’s new apartment complex and blew some bubbles while we waited and then she arrived so we got to see her nice new apartment. A nostalgic day for me as it brought me back to the days when Katie and I first moved in together. We made our way back home after purchasing some bathing suits for the boys. We got home and I couldn’t wait until tomorrow to take them swimming so we suited up and headed to the pool! It was packed with people and we were a little nervous because this was Bear’s first trip and Cooper hasn’t been a huge fan of the pool. First thing was the bathing suits with floatation devices built in were just too big! Bear was like a little turtle trying to roll around and move but not able to go anywhere. Bear took to the water with zero fear. I had to hold on to him before he went headfirst in the water. Coop got over his fear pretty quickly and then they both got in their little floats and floated for a long time while watching all the ruckus around us. Jim and I were tired so we came on home but Bear was insistent he still get to hold his raft all the way home.
The evening was hard because I knew we had to open presents and I just really missed having GiGi there. She had the innate ability to make every birthday so special and fun. Once Bear realized he could rip apart the bags he went to town pulling out all the tissue paper and of course the fighting over the toys began immediately. We bought an airplane for Bear since Coop got one on his birthday from Emily and they fight over it constantly but that didn’t matter because they both wanted this airplane too! As a matter of fact, Cooper took that airplane to bed with him.
It was a wonderful birthday celebration. Our little guy is one year old. It boggles the brain that we have another toddler now!! Happy Birthday Bear!
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